I've noticed from time to time that Dominicans refer to the country as "Dominicana". I haven't thought it's use was correct and doesn't seem frequent but then I heard an older gentlemen who is a professional use it so now I'm wondering if it's correct. The person in question is 100% cibae?o but doesn't use the "i" and speaks Spanish very clearly and correctly, at least for my point of view.
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Use of "Dominicana"
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Yes Chip you are right some people use "Dominicana" as an abbreviation, this is the name of the country and Republic is a state category.
So he is 100% right.
Here in US all "Dominican York" say Santo Domingo, I will never get use to, I say rep. Dom. anytime I talk about my mother land.
JJ
So he is 100% right.
Here in US all "Dominican York" say Santo Domingo, I will never get use to, I say rep. Dom. anytime I talk about my mother land.
JJ
I think it is because everyone wishes to be from the capital.
Ask a Peruvian were there are from and they will say "Lima".
Ask a Puerto Rican and they will say "San Juan", etc.
My opinion.
I think it is because everyone wishes to be from the capital.
Ask a Peruvian were there are from and they will say "Lima".
Ask a Puerto Rican and they will say "San Juan", etc.
My opinion.
I dunno. I know some guys from Bayamon who would take issue with that last one.
Many call the Dominican Republic "Santo Domingo" because that used to be the name of the country and old habits die hard. I still fly out of "National" Airport while many (on the same planes) fly out of "Ronald Reagan".
I think it is because everyone wishes to be from the capital.
Ask a Peruvian were there are from and they will say "Lima".
Ask a Puerto Rican and they will say "San Juan", etc.
My opinion.
I was told by many Dominicans in the States that this is what people used to call the DR.
At any rate "Republica Dominicana" is much less graceful and more cumbersome "Santo Domingo".
Nop, I think the reason is because the whole island is called Santo Domingo.I think it is because everyone wishes to be from the capital..
I'm Santiaguero de pura cepa!! and my family is from Moca "Secos sacudios y medios por buen cajon"...
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I'm with bachata: I ALWAYS refer to Rep?blica Dominicana when speaking of the country, and Santo Domingo if talking about la ciudad capital.
"?Cu?ndo te va' pa' Santo Domingo, Jose?to?
No voy para Santo Domingo; voy para Hig?ey, v?a Punta Cana.
"?Cu?ndo te va' pa' Santo Domingo, Jose?to?
No voy para Santo Domingo; voy para Hig?ey, v?a Punta Cana.
Could it be a generational thing? My husband is 62 and grew up in the Trujillo era when the capital he grew up in was Ciudad Trujillo. He calls the whole country Santo Domingo all the time. When he says someone is from Santo Domingo I *always* ask "Do you mean the capital?" and 99 out of 100 times he'll say, 'no, he's from Bani, Santiago, Ocoa, etc.'
His youngest brother, who's about 50, when he's speaking English to me, calls it The Dominican, or Dominicana. Of course, he was born around the time that Trujillo died, so Santo Domingo was always Santo Domingo to him.
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His youngest brother, who's about 50, when he's speaking English to me, calls it The Dominican, or Dominicana. Of course, he was born around the time that Trujillo died, so Santo Domingo was always Santo Domingo to him.
AE
I think it's a USA thing to refer to Dominican Republic as Santo Domingo. Many that immigrated to the USA did not want to admit that they were from a campo, including me. IMO, Dominicans living in the USA are more comfortable accepting that it is ok to be from a campo or barrio. I use DR as oppose to Santo Domingo when referring to the country.
in polish you can use both REPUBLIKA DOMINICANY (dominican republic, formal version, used in government papers) and DOMINIKANA (dominican, informal version and used in nearly all instances save for the government publications).
so i am all for the use of "dominicana", it makes perfect sense to me.
so i am all for the use of "dominicana", it makes perfect sense to me.
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